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1. Re: BIRT and Google Summer of Code 2008 (Scott Rosenbaum)
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:43:30 -0700
From: Scott Rosenbaum <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [birt-pmc] BIRT and Google Summer of Code 2008
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Kevin,
I will take a look at this in the next week or so.
Scott
Kevin Peters wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> My name is Kevin Peters and I am a graduate student at the University
> of Kansas getting a Masters in Computer Science specializing in
> Internet Engineering. I am currently an employee at Actuate
> Corporation and work as a Sr. Technical Support Engineer and Platinum
> Account Manager for the Strategic Account Management team. I am most
> comfortable with development in Java. Being an employee of Actuate, I
> have had a great deal of exposure to BIRT and am very familiar with
> BIRT report deployment, design and report engine APIs, and deployment
> capabilities. My experiences include helping customers troubleshoot
> BIRT, developing several internal tools that use BIRT as a reporting
> interface, frequently looking up bugs in Bugzilla, and actively
> participating in assisting Actuate employees with BIRT related issues.
>
> I'm very excited and interested at a chance to be a part of the Google
> Summer of Code in 2008. BIRT is a technology I am familiar with
> and I would jump at the opportunity to further understand and
> contribute to it in a mentor-student arrangement. While this year's
> Google Summer of Code Ideas
> (http://wiki.eclipse.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2008_Ideas) did not
> mention any ideas related to BIRT, this page linked to last year's
> list (http://wiki.eclipse.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2007_Ideas) where
> there were several ideas for BIRT:
>
> * BIRT Report Google Palette Items: This would allow report users
> to very easily incorporate Google services into a BIRT report.
> For example, an BIRT Report Item for Google Maps that allows a
> report developer to drag a Google Map control from the report
> palette onto a report and set it's values (map coords, zoom,
> etc.) based on data values in the report. This would leverage
> the extension points in the BIRT Project and the services that
> Google provides. The BIRT Project Team are willing to provide
> mentors for this project. Contact the BIRT PMC - birt-pmc at
> eclipse.org <http://eclipse.org>.
> * BIRT Chart Types: New chart types for visualizing data. This may
> leverage the Google AJAX libraries to create new types of rich
> user interactions with a report chart. The BIRT Project Team are
> willing to provide mentors for this project. Contact the BIRT
> PMC - birt-pmc at eclipse.org <http://eclipse.org>.
> * BIRT Reports and Connectors for Ad Revenue: This one is very
> business focused -- provide connectors and reports that allow
> Google customers and users to build their own reports on their
> Google Ad Revenue etc. The BIRT Project Team are willing to
> provide mentors for this project. Contact the BIRT PMC -
> birt-pmc at eclipse.org <http://eclipse.org>.
> * BIRT JPA Connector: A data connector for BIRT Reports that
> allows BIRT to easily access data via JPA. The BIRT Project Team
> are willing to provide mentors for this project. Contact the
> BIRT PMC - birt-pmc at eclipse.org <http://eclipse.org>.
> * BIRT Google Widgets: Dashboard Widgets that allow users to
> incorporate BIRT reports in a Google Dashboard. The BIRT Project
> Team are willing to provide mentors for this project. Contact
> the BIRT PMC - birt-pmc at eclipse.org <http://eclipse.org>.
>
> I'm particularly interested in the connectors (Ad Revenue and JPA) and
> Google integration (although I believe most of the work for
> integrating Google Maps has already been developed -
> http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile.php?cid=2&lid=149
> <http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile.php?cid=2&lid=149>).
> I've also perused the enhancements in Bugzilla and found some
> interesting requests like support for newspaper style layout
> (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=133218), a date picker
> for parameters (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=195473),
> and other connectors like for ScrumWorks
> (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=150172). I'd also be
> happy to hear any other ideas.
>
> I currently work full time and am enrolled in graduate school. I will
> not be enrolled in any classes this summer and therefore do
> not anticipate any problems whatsoever dedicating the required time
> for this project.
>
> The main purpose of this email is to see if the BIRT team is going to
> participate in the Google Summer of Code since The Eclipse Foundation
> was accepted as a mentor this year. I look forward to hearing back
> from you and submitting ideas for an actual project if you are
> participating.
>
> Best Regards,
> Kevin Peters
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